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Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth
Are we maybe a bit too obsessed about how long our starting rotation goes in games?
I'm not saying that it should be ignored or that it would be wise to do something to get another arm in there that can pitch well as well as chew up innings to keep the pen options flexible.
It just seems like this has been a point every time how good the Royals are has been discussed.
We have an unreal stable of very reliable middle relief and door slamming pitchers in our pen. Who is used with any regularity that makes you nervous if they are called upon?
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I expressed similar sentiments a few days ago when discussing Duffy for Cueto. Cueto may be more reliable to go an extra inning or so, but with our pen, it doesn't really matter because we want teams to face our bullpen. That was why I didn't think losing Duffy was worth the very minimal gain. That trade stuff seems to all be a moot point though since Duffy has come back strong. But the bullpen point remains.